Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment (in KES) for public sector injectable and implant among users with non-zero expenditure by wealth quintile
Wealth quintile | Injectable | Implant | ||||
n | Mean (95% CI) | Quintile ratio* | n | Mean (95% CI) | Quintile ratio* | |
Poorest | 147 | KES 65 (59 to 72) | 27 | KES 267 (146 to 389) | ||
Poor | 247 | KES 61 (57 to 65) | 76 | KES 231 (200 to 262) | ||
Middle | 256 | KES 66 (62 to 70) | 68 | KES 253 (205 to 301) | ||
Wealthy | 197 | KES 66 (61 to 72) | 78 | KES 317 (187 to 447) | ||
Wealthiest | 116 | KES 78 (69 to 87) | 1.2 (p=0.033) | 82 | KES 240 (190 to 291) | 0.90 (p=0.660) |
*Ratio of mean OOP expenditure comparing the wealthiest users with the poorest users. Adjusted Wald-type test based on the delta method was used to test for significance.
1 KES=US$0.0114.
KES, Kenyan shillings.